Due to the heightened demand in presenting at the Eighth Annual Conference at the San Antonio Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas, May 19-21, 2015, the speaker application deadline has been extended through Friday, Sept. 5.Read More »
CMS and its contractors will conduct three ICD-10-CM/PCS testing periods in November, March, and June, according to a recent MedLearn Matters (MM8858).
Although only about 25% of hospitals currently outsource their CDI efforts, roughly 70% plan to partner with a private firm in one form or another by the third quarter of 2015, according to a July 29 release from Black Book...Read More »
The 2015 IPPS final rule, released August 4, focuses on quality initiatives and includes no ICD-9-CM diagnosis or procedure code changes. However, CMS did finalize some MS-DRG changes for Fiscal Year 2015.Read More »
Q: If a patient has hypertensive heart disease or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) with hemiparesis in his or her past medical history which has not been brought forward in the patient’s medical record for their current inpatient stay, can the coders assign a code for that...Read More »
